China Synopsis
京城之王
“The family that screens together, stays together.”
When home entertainment enters the market in 90s Beijing, a former projectionist ropes his young son into starting their own pirate movie company, but easy money comes with its own price tag.
The 2016–2018 China Window
224 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. King of Peking sits at position #152.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when King of Peking premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Reception Benchmarks
6.2
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier
Ranked #673 of 946 China films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #421 of 547 (top 77%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America, China, Australia |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Seesaw Entertainment, Peking Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | April 20, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt6148782 |
| Official Site | www.pekingpictures.com |